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      01-14-2019, 09:43 AM   #67
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I was running with euro mdm on. I didn’t even think about that. It will be a every once in a while street car with becoming a more dedicated track vehicle. I’ll be in Austin in March so I will run by and check them out. I appreciate it.
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      01-14-2019, 11:34 AM   #68
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I am running crappy Ventus v12. I would brake hard and late and the car would get squirrelly. So I started to brake early and power out of the corner. I figure it was due to lack of grip. I do like the rs4 but got a good deal on a slightly used set of nt01. I mean I am no rookie. I have played gran turismo for 20 years, lol. I def need to look at seats. At 6’4” 265lbs it’s tough I have sat in a bunch and I felt like chris Farley in his little coat Don’t think I want to do a performance seat but rather go to a fixed seat. Plus my helmet was hitting the top
I'm 6'2 and 300 pounds. I use a RaceTech RT4119WT seat (Wide + Tall). It's the most comfortable race seat ever. Two hours in the car and no soreness at all. They make a Halo and non-Halo version. Downside, it's almost $2k.
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      01-14-2019, 01:10 PM   #69
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I guess in the grand scheme of things that’s not too terribly expensive. I will check them out. Thanks you
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Having a harness and proper seat that holds you in place is a night and day difference. You can relax and just focus on driving, and it makes your steering inputs much smoother since you aren't using your arms to hold yourself in
The worst is going from a seat/harness back to a 3pt belt. But the worst was the right knee...rubbed raw by the end of the weekend. Took 1 event to convince me to go to a quick fit.
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      01-15-2019, 06:52 PM   #71
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THe quick fit may be the ticket for now.
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Do I also need to upgrade brake pads? Mine were very smelly the last session of the day. Does that mean I’m overheating them? Does anyone have a good suggestion for a dual purpose pad. Tia
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Do I also need to upgrade brake pads? Mine were very smelly the last session of the day. Does that mean I'm overheating them? Does anyone have a good suggestion for a dual purpose pad. Tia
Probably. Any steering wheel vibration when you're on the brakes with normal driving now?
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      01-15-2019, 08:24 PM   #74
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Not sure. I drove the car home and it’s been in the garage since. I’ll take out for a spin tomorrow and see
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Do I also need to upgrade brake pads? Mine were very smelly the last session of the day. Does that mean I’m overheating them? Does anyone have a good suggestion for a dual purpose pad. Tia
There's no pad that is capable for solid track duty, and is also quiet and low dust on the street.

You can drive some race pads on the street but they squeal like crazy and dust up your rims something awful with a nasty dust that is hard to clean---especially if it gets wet, and the cold pads are hard on your cold rotors.

A "hybrid" pad that is quiet on the street and doesn't make much dust just won't serve you well during hard track driving.

You just need to swap. Your front Stoptechs should make that process easier.

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      01-15-2019, 09:25 PM   #76
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Yeah I jumped in with both feet I think, lol. I may order up the rear bbk to make swap easier. I think other than pads, tires, coilovers, cage, harness and seats I’m set. Haha
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How about some cannabis for after?
Only if the last session ends before 4:20.
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      01-16-2019, 12:19 PM   #78
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another? should I bite the bullet and go with mcs 2wnr or would the ohlins r&t do fine for now?
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      01-16-2019, 12:38 PM   #79
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another? should I bite the bullet and go with mcs 2wnr or would the ohlins r&t do fine for now?
jump all I now , mcs 3wnr and forget about later
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      01-16-2019, 12:45 PM   #80
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I am a firm believer in the "buy once cry once" train of thought. time to do some more research
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another? should I bite the bullet and go with mcs 2wnr or would the ohlins r&t do fine for now?
It's your money. If you have the budget, I'd go straight for the MCS 2W.

I'm kicking myself for not doing that when I was building my E46. But I was throwing ~20k at it at the time so saving a few thousand here and there was more important. I made sure to get a Ground Control kit that could be reused if I swap dampers.

Regarding pads, as others said, you won't find a street-able pad that will work great on track and street. I run StopTech Sport Pads on my E92 M3, because it only sees 1-2 track days a year and only for giving demo rides to students.

If I run OEM pads on the E92 and drive flat out, I destroy them and will shatter rotors in a single day (or more often that not, half the day). The E92 is a heavy fucker to haul down from 140+ mph for 20 minutes at a time.
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I think I’m going to go mcs and the rear bbk. Tires and see how it goes for a while
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      01-16-2019, 05:59 PM   #83
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Maybe I'm an old azz man but I wouldn't recommend smoking weed if you're on track the next day. Nor would I recommend more than 1-2 beers.

I know...I'm a such a party pooper.
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      01-16-2019, 06:08 PM   #84
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Well I don’t believe drinking and driving at all. I wait til I’m home for beers. Not going to smoke anything either. Shit happens to fast as it is, lol
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did i see rear bbk? No need.
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      01-16-2019, 08:03 PM   #86
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Well I’m pretty lazy, would make pad swaps much easier. Lol. Plus I need them to match. Hahaha
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The rears are easy as is. Not sure if rear BBKs (Stoptechs) are even easier.

I'm stuck on the suspension selection. Seems to be a lot of MCS thrown around in this subforum
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Well I'm pretty lazy, would make pad swaps much easier. Lol. Plus I need them to match. Hahaha
Of you're going to the track regularly then a BBK with a removable bridge makes life much easier.

I can swap pads on all 4 corners in 10 minutes if needed. Usually takes about 20 min while doing a quick inspection of the suspension.
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